1980s Group-Pampering: Cannon-Fodder Real Young Lady Gets a Divorce and Becomes a Billionaire - Chapter 22
Chapter 22: County Mall
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
After knowing Sister Lan’s thoughts, Xiao Bai suddenly wondered if Sister Lan really came to the county just to collect wheat bran.
Why did he have the feeling that Sister Lan planned to stay in the county for a long time?
At this moment, even Lan Shu herself did not realize that she subconsciously wanted to stay in the county…
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It was not difficult to rent a place in the county. All they needed to do was knock on every door and ask if there were any empty rooms for rent.
If someone was willing to spend money to rent a room, the owner would be able to earn a few yuan more every month. Very few people would reject such a good opportunity as long as there was an empty room at home.
Before choosing to rent a place, Lan Shu had already thought about it. The place she wanted to rent had to have a large yard so that it could accommodate the bran she collected.
The two of them walked along the street. After asking a few families, they finally rented a place that fit their requirements.
The landlady’s sister-in-law was a woman in her 30s. She had a ten-year-old child at home. Her husband drove a large truck and only came back once every few days.
There were three single-story houses in her courtyard that were still empty. The courtyard in her house was quite big, about 50 to 60 square meters.
Lan Shu discussed the price with the landlady’s sister-in-law. She only rented two houses and would occasionally take up a portion of the space in the courtyard. The rent was six yuan a month.
After renting the houses and getting the keys, the two of them could go and collect the bran.
However, before that, Lan Shu took a look at the set of clothes that Xiao Bai was wearing…
“Let’s go to the mall first and buy two sets of new clothes,” Lan Shu said.
Upon hearing that Sister Lan wanted to buy clothes for him, Xiao Bai immediately wanted to reject her.
However, he immediately heard Sister Lan say, “I won’t only be buying clothes for you to wear. I’ll also buy clothes for myself.”
In the past month, she had lost more than 30 kilograms. When she wore her old clothes, it was as if she was putting herself into a cloth bag. This time, Lan Shu did not bring a change of clothes when she came to the county, so she definitely had to go to the mall.
Upon hearing Sister Lan’s words, Xiao Bai hesitated for a moment but did not reject her anymore.
Hence, the two of them immediately set off in the direction of the county’s shopping mall.
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Lan Shu naturally knew the location of the county’s shopping mall.
In the past, the host had come a few times. Every year before the New Year, her brothers would bring her here to buy new clothes.
The two of them left the landlady’s house. After walking for a while, they found the bus stop and took the bus to the mall.
The buses nowadays were not as convenient and fast as in the future. In the future, one would arrive every few minutes.
Lan Shu and Xiao Bai waited at the station for more than half an hour before they saw the bus coming over from afar.
They could have actually walked to the mall during this time.
However, with Lan Shu’s current stamina, if she really walked over, she probably wouldn’t have the energy to shop when she arrived.
After getting on the bus, the two of them reported their stop and bought tickets.
The bus ticket was not expensive. It cost two cents per person.
Ten minutes later, the bus slowly stopped at a station near the mall. Following the flow of people, the two of them alighted one after another.
After personally experiencing the bus journey in the 1980s, Lan Shu really felt that she had wasted all her time on the road.
No matter what era it was, it was inconvenient to travel without a car!
She didn’t want to buy a car in this era for the time being, but she could still consider buying a bicycle.
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At this moment, on the second floor of the county’s shopping mall, in the clothing area.
Xu Yunjie was shopping with his girlfriend, Li Xiumei.
A month ago, a few days after Xu Yunjie and Lan Shu divorced, he welcomed Li Xiumei, who had come from the city to the county to see him.
When they were in university, Xu Yunjie and Li Xiumei dated for more than a year.
After graduation, he had to fulfill his promise to return to the village and marry Lan Shu, so he temporarily cut off contact with Li Xiumei.
After that, during the year he went to work in the county, he accidentally got back in touch with Li Xiumei.
They would write to each other every month. From the letters, Xu Yunjie knew that Li Xiumei still couldn’t forget him. That was why Xu Yunjie had the thought of divorcing Lan Shu and getting back together with Li Xiumei.
The last time they met, Xu Yunjie and Li Xiumei got back together.
The two of them spent the day together, sharing their thoughts and dreams.
When they had to part, they were reluctant to leave.
After that, Li Xiumei returned to the city because of work, but they agreed to meet in a month.
This morning, Xu Yunjie picked up his girlfriend from the train station. The two of them ate beef noodles at a restaurant outside and then came to the mall to shop.
“Yunjie, what do you think of this dress?”
Li Xiumei took a fancy to a bright yellow long-sleeved floral dress. She felt that she would definitely look good in this dress!
Although Xu Yunjie usually didn’t pay attention to all kinds of clothes, he felt that Xiumei was so thin that she would definitely look good in anything.
Unlike Lan Shu, who was so fat that she couldn’t fit into this dress at all!
“Of course, this dress is beautiful. How can your taste be wrong?” Xu Yunjie said to Li Xiumei with a smile.
These words instantly pleased Li Xiumei. “Then I’ll take this dress!”
After she finished speaking, the employee immediately quoted the price of the dress.
At the side, Xu Yunjie heard that such a thin dress actually cost 16 yuan!
Other than being surprised, he was also in a difficult position.
Now, he owed his colleagues 250 yuan. As for his sister’s 50 yuan, he was not in a hurry to pay her back the money.
His monthly salary was only 46 yuan. He had originally planned to save some money and save 30 yuan a month to clear his debts quickly. However, now that he was buying clothes, he was afraid that the payment would be delayed…
However, on second thought, he had just reconciled with Xiumei. Furthermore, this was the first time he had gone shopping with Xiumei after he found a job. It was reasonable for him to buy clothes for her.
Hence, Xu Yunjie gritted his teeth and paid for it!
Fortunately, he had just received his salary this month. Otherwise, he would not have been able to fork out the money.
By the side, Li Xiumei took the bag containing the dress from the employee. She was so happy that she was grinning from ear to ear.
She knew that Xu Yunjie loved her very much, which was why he was willing to spend money on her.
Even though she had cut off contact with Xu Yunjie after they graduated because of her family, he didn’t care. Now that she had returned to his side, their relationship would still be the same as before!
After buying the dress, Li Xiumei spotted a pair of black leather shoes at another shop.
“Yunjie, look at this pair of shoes. The heels aren’t too high. I can wear them when I’m at work. They’re perfect.”
Li Xiumei’s previous leather shoes were a little old. Now, she could buy a new pair.
“How much are these shoes?” Xu Yunjie didn’t directly say that he wanted to buy them. Instead, he first asked the salesperson.
“This pair of shoes cost 18 yuan. They’re made of sheepskin. They’re soft and comfortable to wear,” the employee immediately introduced.
When Li Xiumei heard that the shoes were made of sheepskin, she liked them even more.
After Xu Yunjie heard the price of the shoes, he could no longer listen to the employee’s introduction.
The dress just now cost him 16 yuan. If he bought the shoes now, his remaining money for this month could only be used for food…
